Clayhill’s story
No listed buildings inside Clayhill’s built-up area
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ClayhillBuckinghamshire
The village, home to 288 people, lies in Buckinghamshire, South East.
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
288
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median age
41.1
14% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Clayhill a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Clayhill has no grades; its figures are still real. One in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
What makes Clayhill stand out
The thing Clayhill does most differently from other towns.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →West Wycombe House and 11 more in and around Clayhill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Clayhill. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House3 km outside town, to the north
Historic house · National TrustHughenden Manor5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWycombe Museum4 km outside town, to the northeast
AttractionThe Hellfire Caves3.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumChair Making Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northeastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustHughenden Park5 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- West Wycombe House: Original author was Giano, converted to PNG format by PNG crusade bot at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hughenden Manor: Francis Orpen Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wycombe Museum: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hellfire Caves: Stefan Wolmarans, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clayhill.
Work & commute
The car carries 89% of commuters in Clayhill, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £81K a year before tax, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (£72K) and England’s towns (£55K). Of the commuters living in Clayhill, 6% work in the town itself. For every resident in work, Clayhill has 1.8 jobs.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
42%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£81K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Fewer households own their home in Clayhill than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 38%
9% rent privately, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 53% of households. Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Clayhill£0K
Typical UK town£277K
38%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,449
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Clayhill records more violent crime per resident than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 88 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage come to 20.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Clayhill’s built-up area: 39 crimes and 5 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 69% were violence and sexual offences.
88violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual27
Damage & arson3
Vehicle crime3
Public order2
Burglary2
Other theft1
Theft from person1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social5
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
88
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
20.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
39
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
More people in Clayhill say their health is bad than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.9%
At the census, 82% of people in Clayhill called their health good or very good, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and close to England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1 miles off. The nearest A&E to Clayhill is Wexham Park Hospital, 11 miles away.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Clayhill | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 14% | 17% |
85.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Clayhill has fewer old homes than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 1% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Clayhill’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
1%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Clayhill: 15% are 15 to 24, above Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
The age that splits Clayhill in two is 41.1. Over-65s are 14% of the population. 18% are under 15, lower than Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and near England’s towns (18%). Graduates make up 28% of adults.
41.1median age
ClayhillBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
15%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Clayhill | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clayhill
12pages on Clayhill
The big questions
Clayhill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Marlow BottomLane EndMarlowHigh WycombeDownleyFlackwell Heath and Wooburn GreenHurleyClayhill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayhill | 288 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlow Bottom | 3,339 | 1.4 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Lane End | 3,446 | 1.6 | C+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Marlow | 14,641 | 2.5 | A | C | B− | A |
| High Wycombe | 83,541 | 2.6 | B− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Downley | 2,655 | 2.8 | A | C+ | A− | B− |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 12,438 | 4.1 | A− | C | B− | A |
| Hurley | 1,317 | 4.2 | — | C− | B+ | A+ |
Hurley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Clayhill
Who lives in Clayhill?
At the 2021 Census, 15% of Clayhill’s 288 residents were 15 to 24 and 14% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
How much is council tax in Clayhill?
Band D council tax in Clayhill is £2,449 for 2026–27, more than in 51% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Clayhill
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Clayhill is a built-up area of 288 people, in the Buckinghamshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 288 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004768
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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